Anti-Colonial Chicana Feminism

Bibliographic Data

ID12075331
AuthorsTeresa Córdova (0000-0002-2512-8671, University of New Mexico, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume20
Issue4
Pages379-397
Publication date1998-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07393149808429837
OpenAlexW2047196182
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

During the 1980s and 1990s, a critical mass of Chicana feminist scholars established a space and a voice to express an identity of opposition. This paper is an overview of Chicana Studies writings since 1991, emphasizing the pain, recovery, and celebration expressed by Chicana writers. In addition, and perhaps most importantly, I discuss the anti-patriarchal, anti-colonial challenges posed by Chicana theorists and feminists. I also confront the impacts of “internalized colonialism” that influence relations among Chicanas. Finally, I pose questions about the future writing agendas of Chicana feminists. An examination of Chicano feminist writings reveals the anti-colonial features of her process of recovery and survival. The greatest potential value of Chicana feminist writing, especially certain lesbian writing, is “speaking secrets” to challenge the structure of power, the colonial patriarchy, and our participation in perpetuating it. The “collective good” continues as a dream and as a goal for the anti-colonial Chicana feminist

Colonialism · Feminism · Political science · Sociology · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Gender Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Race, History, and American Society